“Wine offers sensory treats that cannabis cannot duplicate. Take my word for this, as I am a regular consumer of both. I like the cannabis buzz, but no amount of marketing bullshit makes cannabis taste good. It can taste “not bad,” but that’s hardly what you look for in a nice bottle of wine.” On his blog, W. Blake Gray ponders cannabis and wine.

In the World of Fine Wine, David Williams reviews Terry Theise’s book, What Makes a Wine Worth Drinking. “Theise’s intuition is that there are deeper truths available—that we’ll get a better idea of what makes us love wine, as well as a more accurate and honest portrayal of how we respond to it—if we pay closer attention to the kinds of things that many would regard as extraneous to the wine-tasting experience…”

In Wine-Searcher, Don Kavanagh reports on the International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration, recently held in Malborough.

In Vinous, Antonio Galloni learns about the art of the blend at the Napa Valley Reserve.